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November 22, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Big, Obvious Reason Why Elon Musk’s Anti-Media Lawsuit Will Backfire
Musk's lawsuit against Media Matters could reveal embarrassing secrets about the company's handling of far-right content.
November 21, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elon Musk Wants to Destroy the Media
By suing Media Matters, Musk is sending a message to news outlets: Cover him critically, and risk destruction.
November 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Ron DeSantis Thinks Elon Musk is the Real Victim
The Florida governor comes to Musk's defense after the X founder agreed that Jews "push hatred" against white people.
November 17, 2023
Tori Otten
How Many Advertisers Can X (Twitter) Lose in One Day Thanks to Elon?
Elon Musk’s rampant antisemitism is causing advertisers to flee in droves.
November 16, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elon Musk Hits a New, Creepy Antisemitic Low
“You have said the actual truth.”
October 11, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Week Twitter Went Evil
The platform has gone from being a useful resource during a breaking news event to a dangerous respository of lies and fakery.
September 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Someone Hacked Trump Jr.’s Twitter Account—and the Tweets Are So Good
What a great way to start the morning.
September 15, 2023
Tori Otten
“Feel Stupid Yet”: Ice Cube Drags Elon Musk With Perfect Meme on Twitter
The rapper and songwriter hit back at Elon Musk after he shared a dumb meme of him.
August 18, 2023
Ella Sherman
Twitter Could Be Erased From App Stores If Elon Really Scraps Block Feature
This may be one of Elon Musk’s worst ideas yet.
August 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Delayed a Search Warrant for Trump’s Account
The social media company dragged its feet in complying with the search warrant.
July 31, 2023
Tori Otten
Free Speech Champion Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Group Tracking Twitter Hate Speech
Free speech man upholds free speech.
July 28, 2023
Molly Taft
What Will Twitter’s Death Mean for Climate Disaster Information?
It remains the most useful social media platform during a climate crisis. But its days seem numbered.
July 25, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Is So Incapable That Twitter Doesn’t Even Own the “X” Trademark
“There’s a 100 percent chance that Twitter is going to get sued over this by somebody.”
July 24, 2023
Tori Otten
Great Start! Twitter’s New “X.com” Link Keeps Sending People to GoDaddy
Elon Musk’s Twitter rebrand isn’t doing too hot.
July 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Twitter’s New Promise to Pay Content Creators Has One Big Catch
A stream of Twitter’s verified users have reported big payments from the company, but take a closer look at who exactly they are.
July 13, 2023
Alex Thomas
Hysterical Conservatives Are Accusing Meta’s Threads of Censorship
Their complaints are bad faith attempts to normalize misinformation and conspiracy theories.
July 10, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Fight With Mark Zuckerberg Enters Dick Measuring Stage
Elon Musk goes full toxic masculinity, as the Twitter-Threads rivalry intensifies.
July 7, 2023
Rob Pegoraro
A Judge Says Biden Can’t Scold Social Media Firms. That Makes Zero Sense.
His ruling seems more interested in ideological grievance than the First Amendment.
July 6, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk’s Twitter Threatens to Sue Meta as Rival Threads App Takes Off
Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg: Round 1
July 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
Elon Musk Finally Broke Twitter
Over the weekend, the social network began limiting how many posts its users could see.

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